Merry-go-round

What happened to my dangerous days
I used to be so hot, so extreme
But this year's been tough
And I got so self-protective
Now I'm the ice queen
So quiet, so inviolate
A castle wall without a gate
All I do is sit and wait
For my arteries to harden
Middle-aged at twenty-five
Imagination paralyzed
All alone, Friday night
Walking in the garden
And even the trees are disappointed
To see me old before my time
They say, "Keep your roots above the ground
The years you lose can never be found
In evening shade, there is no sound
Like laughter on the merry-go-round
Laughter on the merry-go-round"
I used to wake up at 4 AM
With my face in the sidewalk
I burned up the city
Walked the high wire
I used to talk the dirty talk
But Saturday night, half past ten
And then the groceries start again
Coming home to an empty bed
Stone cold sober
Middle-aged at twenty-five
It's high time I came back to life
Wanna dance tonight under neon lights
Roll naked in the clover
And even the trees are disappointed
To see me old before my time
They say, "Keep your roots above the ground
The years you lose can never be found
In evening shade, there is no sound
Like laughter on the merry-go-round
Laughter on the merry-go-round"
I played football with Buddha
When I asked him, he smiled
He said, "We all grow old in time
You will soon, my child"
And life comes knocking at my door
Almost every day
I wrap my blanket 'round my knees
And I turn the other way
Even the trees are disappointed
To see me grow so old before my time
They say, "Keep your roots above the ground
The years you lose can never be found
In evening shade, there is no sound
Like laughter on the merry-go-round
Laughter on the merry-go-round"
What happened to my dangerous days
What happened to my dangerous days, oh
Laughter on the merry-go-round, yeah